Margaret Qualley, Daughter of Andie MacDowel: Fashion in the Family

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Jetting to Europe to hit the catwalk for major labels like Chanel and Valentino isn't exactly a day in the life of a typical teenager. Then again, seventeen-year-old Margaret Qualley isnt your average high school senior. With a mom — model and actress Andie MacDowell — who has graced her fair share of magazine covers and currently stars in the
popular ABC Family TV show Jane by Design, Margaret practically has fashion in her DNA.

But despite her industry pedigree, Margaret says her childhood was relatively red-carpet-free: "Growing up in North Carolina, my mom was always just sort of my mom to me. I never really recognized her as a
famous actress." Not that having a style-icon mother doesn't have its perks. "I'm always thrilled when she's cleaning out her closet. Last time, I got a pair of boots that she bought in Paris 20 years ago. I have completely
worn them out," Margaret says. "She also recently had a pair of earrings with pretty stones in them that were too heavy, so she turned them into
necklaces for me and my sister, which I really love."

It doesn't hurt to have an older sibling with a lustworthy wardrobe either. "We share clothes a lot," Margaret explains of her 23-year-old sister, Rainey, an actress who lives in Los Angeles and recently starred alongside their mom in the movie Mighty Fine. "But she's a little girlier than I am. I like a bohemian floral dress, but then I'll throw on a leather jacket or a pair of lace-up boots to give it an edge," she says. "My mom is always trying to get me to wear really sweet clothes. Something pink. But that's not really my look."

Though she's gotten to wear coveted runway pieces, Margaret's day-to-day tastes tend toward the low-key. "I'm pretty casual," she says. "I love Free People and small vintage boutiques." Her most recent purchase? A second ear piercing. "I don't even like getting my finger pricked at the doctor's office, so it was pretty painful at first, but it's not bad now," she says, laughing.

She is also not above a little scavenging. "This season, I went to Paris with my sister to see the Dior show, and in our downtime, we wandered around a flea market near the Eiffel Tower. It's cool to see cities as more than just a tourist would," she says. "I didn't have a smartphone there, so I would just use my map and wander through different areas. There are so many little streets to explore!"

When it comes to traveling off the beaten path, Margaret is a natural. During Paris Fashion Week, the recent New York City transplant toted around a backpack full of schoolbooks to her appointments to complete homework between casting calls, and she is already planning her next step. "Next year, I want to move to Los Angeles to pursue acting," she says. "I
have been taking a class in New York and am attending an intensive program to further my studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London this summer." So does this mean we can expect to see her follow her mom to the big screen? "Right now I'm open to a lot of different
projects, but eventually I'd love to pursue film," says Margaret. Like mother,
like daughter.

A classically trained ballet dancer, rising model, and budding actress, Margaret Qualley is poised to follow in her famous mom's footsteps.

Jetting to Europe to hit the catwalk for major labels like Chanel and Valentino isn't exactly a day in the life of a typical teenager. Then again, seventeen-year-old Margaret Qualley isnt your average high school senior. With a mom — model and actress Andie MacDowell — who has graced her fair share of magazine covers and currently stars in the
popular ABC Family TV show Jane by Design, Margaret practically has fashion in her DNA.

But despite her industry pedigree, Margaret says her childhood was relatively red-carpet-free: "Growing up in North Carolina, my mom was always just sort of my mom to me. I never really recognized her as a
famous actress." Not that having a style-icon mother doesn't have its perks. "I'm always thrilled when she's cleaning out her closet. Last time, I got a pair of boots that she bought in Paris 20 years ago. I have completely
worn them out," Margaret says. "She also recently had a pair of earrings with pretty stones in them that were too heavy, so she turned them into
necklaces for me and my sister, which I really love."

It doesn't hurt to have an older sibling with a lustworthy wardrobe either. "We share clothes a lot," Margaret explains of her 23-year-old sister, Rainey, an actress who lives in Los Angeles and recently starred alongside their mom in the movie Mighty Fine. "But she's a little girlier than I am. I like a bohemian floral dress, but then I'll throw on a leather jacket or a pair of lace-up boots to give it an edge," she says. "My mom is always trying to get me to wear really sweet clothes. Something pink. But that's not really my look."

Though she's gotten to wear coveted runway pieces, Margaret's day-to-day tastes tend toward the low-key. "I'm pretty casual," she says. "I love Free People and small vintage boutiques." Her most recent purchase? A second ear piercing. "I don't even like getting my finger pricked at the doctor's office, so it was pretty painful at first, but it's not bad now," she says, laughing.

She is also not above a little scavenging. "This season, I went to Paris with my sister to see the Dior show, and in our downtime, we wandered around a flea market near the Eiffel Tower. It's cool to see cities as more than just a tourist would," she says. "I didn't have a smartphone there, so I would just use my map and wander through different areas. There are so many little streets to explore!"

When it comes to traveling off the beaten path, Margaret is a natural. During Paris Fashion Week, the recent New York City transplant toted around a backpack full of schoolbooks to her appointments to complete homework between casting calls, and she is already planning her next step. "Next year, I want to move to Los Angeles to pursue acting," she says. "I
have been taking a class in New York and am attending an intensive program to further my studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London this summer." So does this mean we can expect to see her follow her mom to the big screen? "Right now I'm open to a lot of different
projects, but eventually I'd love to pursue film," says Margaret. Like mother,
like daughter.

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A classically trained ballet dancer, rising model, and budding actress, Margaret Qualley is poised to follow in her famous mom's footsteps.